The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-25
YALE VICTORIOUS.
She Downs Harvard at Football.
One of the Most Exciting Matches
Ever Played by the Teams.
Fully $4,000 People Witness the
Decisive College Battle.
Spectators and Collegians Wild
with Excitement.
Wesleyan Beats. Pennsylvania at the
Same Game, and Lehigh's Eleven
Defeats Cornell to the Tune
of 80 to 10.

New YoRK, Nov. 24.-Fully 10000 per-
sons paid admission to the polo grounds
this afternoon, in order TO witness the de-
cisive intercollegiate championship game
OF football. Yale and Harvard representa-
tives were 10 face each other, and the re-
suit would give the pennant to the blue or
to the crimson. Each had won the same
number of games each had defeated
Princeton's strong team by II TO 0, and be-
side all this, there was the undying rivalry
between the two. Both had, by strenuous
efforts, gotten out their strongest teams,
and the game was TO be played on its
merits OF course the whole 10000 could
not find seats on the grand stand or the
bleaching boards, nor did they want to.
Enthusiasts stood eight and ten deep
against the ropes on the north and west
sides oithe grounds, and behind themstood
100 or more tallyhocs, carriages and vehicles
of almost every description, whose springs
and wood work creaked and groancd
under oyerwcighted frcights Of yelling coll
legians and alumni aud ladies who took
apparently an equal intercstin the contest
Everywhere punches of ribbons, strcamcrs
and flags futtercd Yale blue predomi-
mated. llaryard's crimson came next and
Columbian, Princeton, Union, Wesleyan
and PENNSYLVANIA Colors went 10 make mp
as bright and pretty a picuturc rs can be
imagined. Not only were the "Rah, rah,
IL -. a,,I al Al. A.
Harvard heard but Princctons aud
COlumbia's cries were sent forth. Column
bias ended with "Ilarvarlian," and
Princcton's with Yale" These were
straws which showed the desires OF the
colleges. The teams were made up rs fol-
lows:
HARVARD.
Al. Cunmock, 'gl; I. &. Woodman, 'SS;
j. W. Wood IT,, So; ]. u. Markic, 80, 4.
d. Traiord, So, A. T. Butler, IS; Ban
croft, 'SS, rushcrs. V. VI. Harding, 80,
quarterback. &. A. Porter, IS; X. w.
Boydcn, LIS, hali-backs. J. II. Scans, 80,
iuliback.
Wallace, $50: Z. c. Pratt. 'ss; Chas. q.
Gill, 50: :. VI. Cross, 'SS; ]. 4. Carter, IS;
ID. W. Woodruff, 50; W. II. Corbin, 50,
rusheis. Harry Bcecher, SIS, quarter
back. W. T. Graves, '0l; Addison
Graves, 'SS, halfbacks W. T. Bull, IS,
full-back.
The average weight Of Yale was l5S
pounds, the ace - years, and the high,
) feet aud ~ inches.
llaryard's average was, weight, 100
pounds; nge, u ycans, and hight, . feet and
. inches.
After few minutes practice for warming
up, the teams faced each other The
referee was r. 4. Baker and the umpire
james Hancock, both Princeton men.
Harvard won the toss and chose the west
goal aud the wind Yale got the ball
Then the finn began. Becchcr dribblcd,
and Graves. IS. got ", but WIS quickly
downcd. Nule's rushcn did good work
and gradually forced Harvard back: then
Yale went back. Bull GOT in good kick
aud sent thc ball rlCarto Scans. The latter
started 10 run, bui.soon became the founda-
ton Of a pyramid OF kicking legs and
swinging arms. llaryurl's ball. IL WIS
forced fifteen yards through Yale. Markic,
Handing aud Scans did great rushing
Then Graves, IS, got the leather, aud
dudging around carried the ball a short
distance forward. Boydcn upset him aud
got the hall. lie got II again and was
around the left end before lee was doWncd.
| Then each side made long kick and
Bccchcr. who was everywhere throughout
the game, got the bali
In the next scrimmngc Porter made u
fine run through all opposition, but Bull
/ tn,scd him. This was oil In the center Ol
/ the field. No side had gained any de-
cidcd advantage. Then Harvard was given
/ five yards Tor false tackle. Porter made
q grand rush dagonally across the field Ia
/ Nalc's twcnty-fvc.y yard line. When In
play again Graves, ~, got the ball aud ear.
| ricd il back about the same distance. Yale
/ tackled foul IN the next scrimmagc and
| Harvard got five yards more. A scrim-
/ mage followed, IN which n Harvard man
/ used his feet too freely and WIS warned.
/ Harvard Missed. Then Graves, 'SS, had
his sorc leg hurt again and be- gave place
| Ia Wurlcmbcrg, who played ia his place
! in the ptincCtOn-lalo game. BccChcr did
| some more fine work, but the gain was
| partially lost by q foul tackle that advanced
! Harvard iiNc yards. Tho blue Missed.
! Then big Corbin used his weight and long
legs and went through the crimson line
! like slot. lie carried the ball twenty.
| five wards before he was downcd,
The work was growing hot with no al.
vantage TO either side. slowly but surely,
however the blue stockings advanced "a
! liaryard's line. Then Bull Ind q chance
ior goal on q drop kick. lie accepted II,
and as the ball sailed over the bar lalr let
itself loose. Harvard looked rather blue
Score: Yale 8, Harvard o.
Lack 10 the center the ball was taken
and put IN place without delay. Wuuom
burr missed a chance 10 rush through o
good opening but Bull oycTamo tie los.
by n good kick. Scan sent ;hc ball back
Ball cot Il and moved forward
fifteen yards before hc was pu
under cover. II was Ialo's ball
and Bccchcr lodged through and ran ioI
oi,lt yaidg aui 10 the south boundary be
iorc he VAS d0Nncd by Porter The cN
cclIcncy Of Yalcs rush liuc WIS telling
though Harvard fought well aud gamcly
slowly the ball went back to the crimson
coal. aud then WuHcmbcrg ran with il u
thc twenty-five yard line. Sears doHnc'
him. Tic next scrimmJyc was hot, bu
Corbin um through and secured loucl
down. Yale yelled, aud The CRIMSON ills
stopped huilcrng, for Bull had q Kick 10
goal. II was an Ugly one % sharp ah,
lrt. but got there, aud tho gcorc stood
Yale, ~. Harvard, o.
Tho ball Was placed, and Sears made